The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.

King Ludwig I's collection of beautiful women.

A stairway to heaven, or to nowhere at all.

A giant snail sculpture looking longingly at the German traffic museum.

This massive statue is the personification of Bavaria and the first colossal statue of the modern period composed of bronze.

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

An Art Nouveau gem hides beneath the layers of city grime obscuring this once-magnificent building.